What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The engine run-up was normal. Then seconds after the aircraft was maneuvering to establish a normal climb the engine shut down in flight. The loose of power resulted in aircraft continued on its northerly flight path the aircraft executed an off field landing into a dirt field. Were the nose wheel came in contact with a dirt berm collapsing nose gear. The aircraft's sudden de- acceleration rate compounded with the nose down attitude caused the aircraft to then flip over on to its top. The pilots were hanging upside down in their restraints; they released and executed a safe egress. No injuries were reported.
As the FAA filed it
THE ENGINE RUN-UP WAS NORMAL. THEN SECONDS AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS MANEUVERING TO ESTABLISH A NORMAL CLIMB THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN IN FLIGHT. THE LOOSE OF POWER RESULTED IN AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ON ITS NORTHERLY FLIGHT PATH THE AIRCRAFT EXECUTED AN OFF FIELD LANDING INTO A DIRT FIELD. WERE THE NOSE WHEEL CAME IN CONTACT WITH A DIRT BERM COLLAPSING NOSE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT'S SUDDEN DE- ACCELERATION RATE COMPOUNDED WITH THE NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO THEN FLIP OVER ON TO ITS TOP. THE PILOTS WERE HANGING UPSIDE DOWN IN THEIR RESTRAINTS; THEY RELEASED AND EXECUTED A SAFE EGRESS. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.